U23 League

ΠΑΟΚ F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giannis Lazarakis started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Vassilis Banasidis took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Iordanis Kopanakis to make any attempt to save it. Makis Tselementes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manolis Kalergis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Alexis Stratigakis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Iordanis Kopanakis, 2-0. Iordanis Kopanakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Lazarakis in the 16th minute of play. Iordanis Kopanakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aris Voutsas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute Vassilis Banasidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iordanis Kopanakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anestis Kapataidakis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 26 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 26th minute of the game. One of ΠΑΟΚ FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Seahawks V55:s goal. ΠΑΟΚ FC:s Makis Tselementes showed great skill when he stopped Petros Sarantos:s penalty. The excitement rose when Seahawks V55's Petros Sarantos after 29 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for ΠΑΟΚ FC's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 2-1. 34 minutes into the game, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Aris Voutsas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iordanis Kopanakis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Makis Tselementes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Sarris, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute, Thomas Leontarakis made a precise shot to the right of Makis Tselementes. ΠΑΟΚ FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. In the 45th minute Thomas Leontarakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Makis Tselementes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Petros Sarantos hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Thomas Leontarakis was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Thomas Leontarakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Makis Tselementes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanos Ntaloukas took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Makis Tselementes. Makis Tselementes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. In the 79th minute, Thomas Leontarakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the match, Aris Voutsas notched a goal, 4-4, to the right of Seahawks V55's Iordanis Kopanakis. Iordanis Kopanakis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 85th minute Vassilis Banasidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iordanis Kopanakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Vassilis Banasidis fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΠΑΟΚ FC's protests and gave Vassilis Banasidis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th match minute, ΠΑΟΚ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vassilis Banasidis to maneuver through the defense. Makis Tselementes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thanos Ntaloukas, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Iordanis Kopanakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aris Voutsas in the 90th minute of play. Eugenios Stavrakoglou kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Aris Voutsas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Iordanis Kopanakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iordanis Kopanakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Lazarakis in the 95th minute of the match.